Stationery.



C. C. GRUHLER.

STATIONERY.

' APPLICATION FILED OCT. 6. 1915. 1,229,442. Patented June 12, 1917 i A.B.Ho use. 5

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REAL ESTATE- CHARLES C. GRUHLEIL, OF IBELLEVUE, KENTUCKY.

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Specification of Letters iatent.

Patented J une 12, 1917.

Application filed October 6, 1915. Serial No. 54,451.

To aI/L 201mm 1.2? may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES C. GRUHLER, residing at Bellevue, Campbell county, State of Kentucky, hzive invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stationery, of which the following is a clear, full, and exact description, attention being called to the drawing which :LCCOIHIJJIllCS this application and forms a part thereof.

This invention relates to stationery, and concerns more particularly letter paper and envelops where they are contained in one sheet. The invention consists of the pa rticular arrangement and combination whereby the letter sheet becomes available for use to form the envelop for the letter, part of the letter sheet providing the face of said envelop and bearing name and address of the recipient, as well as the name and ad dress of the sender.

The following specification contains a -scription of the invention which is also pointed out in the claim at the end thereof: and illustrated in the accompanying drawingvin which:

igure 1, shows the letter sheet flat and ready .to receive the writing, inscribed mat ter being also shown.

Fig. 2, in perspective view shows it in the act of being folded up to form the envelop.

Fig. 3, in a cross section of the preceding figure shows the act of folding nearing completion.

Figs. 4. and 5. show front and rear-sides respectively of the envelop into which the sheet has been transformed.

Fig. 6. shows the reverse side of the sheet after the letter has been opened.

, Fig. 7. in a view similar to Fig. 3, shows the letter sheet used for a one-cent postage (unsealed) letter.

Fig. 8. shows a longitudinal edge-view (the right edge) of Fig. 7

-Fig. E -shows the face side of the letter sheet, with the letter-head of the writer and a letter written on the sheet below the letterhead.

The letter-portion of the sheet is thereafter doubled up and folded in a manner as indicated by a dotted line shown at 8, and part 9 below this line. in extent substan- I tiallv one third of the sheet and one half of the space with the Writing on them lie against each other.

The sheet is folded again, this time in opposite direction and in a manner as indicated by a. dotted line shown at 11 and below the name and residence of the addressee, the doubled-up portion which comprises super posed parts 9 and 1.0, being folded against part 12 so that the rear side of part 10 lies against the rear side of part 12. Figs. 2 and 3 illustrate the manner of folding. The front-side of this part 12, of the letter-portion of the sheet forms also the face-side of the envelop amlcontains the letter head of the writer which serves also as his return address in ease the same is required. It also bears the written heading of the letter which serves as the address for the envelop.

The closure is completed by pasting flaps 13, 14 and 15, which project from three edges of part 12, against the rear side of part 9- of the sheet. said flaps being gummed on the rear side of the sheet. If any inclosure is to go with the letter, this is placed 16, Fig. 3. between the rear sides of parts 10 and 12 and before all the flaps are pasted down. said space forming thereby a completely closed pocket.

It is realized that access to the written part of the message is not entirely excluded but in most of the usual business correspondence this is not deemed objectionable, especially in view of the fact that during the rapid handling of the letters in transit the chances for reading are quite limited.

The sheet may also be used as a circular which goes at the reduced or one-cent rate. In this case it is manipulated substantially in the same manner except that circular matter occupies parts 10 and 9 on the face of the sheet in place of written matter.

Flaps M and 15 are pasted downas shown in Fig. 8 to maintain the sheet in its folded condition. An open pocket results between the rear sides of parts 10 and 12 as shown at 17 in Fig. 7 which may be utilized as an envelop to send samples for instance or additional circular matter, or it may be used as an envelop to send circular matter in place of the matter placed on parts 10 and 9 of the sheet. Flap 13 forms the flap for this envelop and after the matter to be mailed is placed into pocket 17, this flap is turned into the pocket sons to retain. the inp closure. Observe dotted lines in Fig. .7.

The letter is opened by cutting it along the three edges shown at 18 in Fig. 5 and where the fiapsjoin the main sheet so that e; 'd. {laps remain. on the rear side of part 9 hown in Fig. 6 thereby avoiding mutilation of the'teee of the sheet.

l [eving described my. invention I claim at new:

An. envelop formed out of 5L letter sheet which has been folded in opposite directions along? two lines so as to produce three subetant lly eqimhsized superposed parts and 0.1? whieh sheet the middle and the lower jfltlt before folding constitute the Writing face :ind after folding lie With-their face sides against each other, the part above time being the top part of the sheet befoie folding, bearing Hi printed letterhead also on the writing face side of the sheet and which part after folding of the sheet forms also the face of the envelop, this top part having on each of its three free edges e pasting flap guinn'led on the rear side of the sheet and whereby this top part after the sheet is folded secured against the rearside of the lower part with the middle part of the sheet between them, thereby closing the envelop in il manner that when the flaps are cut for opening the envelop the severed flaps are all on the rear side of the sheet so HS to avoid defacing of the writing face which bears the i'nessuge and leaving the same entirely clear.

In testimony whereof I hereunto elfix my signature in the preseneepf two-Witnesses CHARLES (l. GRUHLER.

l/Vitnesees C. SPENUEL, A. JOHNSON.

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